The faculty members of the Biology Department are committed to providing the best possible education for our students. Toward this end we strongly encourage students to become full participants in the processes of science.
Our role as faculty is to provide the intellectual and physical environment where this participation can take place. Teaching and learning biology at Hendrix includes rigorous classroom discussions, investigational laboratory exercises, field work, and research projects designed to maximize the role of the students as scientist.
We recognize that telling students about science, or even demonstrating scientific experiments, can never provide the rich, rewarding experience of doing science. Although our students do take a rigorous series of formal lecture courses to provide the background necessary for developing an intellectual understanding of science, it is the participation aspects of our program that leads to true maturation as scientists.
Our students graduate from Hendrix prepared to enter medical school (Hendrix graduates enjoy a medical school acceptance rate twice the national average), veterinary school, graduate school, the research world, and a variety of other fields.
- Department Goals for Biology Majors
Biology majors will:
1) Appreciate what biological science is and how the scientific method is used to
increase our understanding of the natural world.
2) Use observations and experimental protocols to make and test hypotheses.
3) Apply appropriate analytical and statistical tools for the analysis of data used in the
testing of hypotheses and for scientific writing and presentations.
4) Appreciate the breadth of biological science and understand the key principles of
the major sub-disciplines.
5) Study one or more biological sub-disciplines in depth.
6) Be conversant with the major paradigms of biology and understand current debates
over poorly understood biological principles.
7) Be able to read, understand and summarize articles from the current biological
literature.
8) Appreciate the place of biological science in the liberal arts curriculum and the roles
of scientist within society.
9) Develop intellectual curiosity and a life-long love of learning.
10) Have developed the intellectual and practical skills to be successful in graduate
school, professional school or their chosen field of employment.
New Faculty Position
Hendrix College Biology Department is seeking a Visiting Faculty member to begin in August, 2008, to teach a majors course in Botany and two non-majors courses Natural History and Concepts of Biology. This is a full-time non-tenure-track teaching position that may be extended for up to three years. Teaching responsibilities will be two courses with laboratories/semester. There is some technical support for these courses and labs. See course descriptions at www.hendrix.edu/Biology.
Consideration of applications will begin June 1, 2008 and continue until the position is filled. The Biology Department website will continue to post this ad and provide up-to-date information on the position.
Applicants must submit a current CV, graduate and undergraduate transcripts,a statement of relevant teaching philosophy and interest, three letters of reference, as well as the phone and email contact information for the three referees. Please send all materials via email to haggard@hendrix.edu or by mail to:
Office of the Provost
Visiting Biologist Faculty Position
Dr. Bruce Haggard, Chair
Hendrix College
1600 Washington Ave.
Conway, AR 72032
Hendrix is a distinguished liberal arts college with an endowment of $200 million, sheltering a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, located in Conway, Arkansas, thirty miles from Little Rock at the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains. The College, related to the United Methodist Church, has a strong commitment to excellence in teaching liberal arts. Hendrix is an equal opportunity employer. Women and members of minority groups are especially encouraged to apply.